I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no...

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

A letter does not blush.

A letter does not blush.

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there...

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who...

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Reason should direct and appetite obey

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

O wretched man, wretched not just because of what you are, but also because you...

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...

Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for...